Clay Elliott

Prayer Thought: Remember to Remember “Worship is forgetting about what’s wrong with you and remembering what’s right with God.” -Mark Batterson Remember, remember, remember! How good is your memory? Are you better at remembering your sins and screw-ups, or do you recall your successes and encouraging moments more frequently? Either way, what we remember says a LOT about who we are and Whose we are as Christians. Paul David Tripp has this wonderful quote that I wish I could rehearse every day, every hour, and sometimes every 10 minutes. He says, “No one is more influential in your life than …

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Prayer Thought: A Truly Satisfied Heart. “I am convinced that wise planning is good. But plans, like material possessions, must always be held loosely. Yes-always!” -Charles Swindoll It’s not a secret. There’s no surprise in what I’m about to say. No façade at work here in any way, shape, or form. In fact, when I finally get around to telling you (cause I know the suspense is just killing you😊), most of you will react by saying something like, “Well duh!!!” OK, are you ready for the BIG REVEAL? Drum roll please. I, Clay Elliott, like fashion. I know, I …

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Prayer Thought: That’ll Preach “When Christ is my hope, He becomes the one thing in which I have confidence. I act on His wisdom and bank on His grace. I trust His promises and I rely on His presence. And I pursue all the good things that He has promised me simply because I trust Him. So, I am not manipulating, controlling, or threatening my way through life to get what I want, because I have found what I want in Christ. He is my hope.” -Paul David Tripp Oddly enough, four years ago was the first time in my …

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Prayer Thought: RED ALERT, RED ALERT, RED ALERT “Praise is a declaration, a victory cry, proclaiming faith to stand firm in the place God has given you. Praise is a proclamation that the enemy’s intent to plunder you will not rock you. Praise declares that you will not be moved by the enemy’s attempt to snatch you away.” -Darlene Szchech (Singer-songwriter) If you can believe it, I once was a wee lad that went to preschool at the YMCA of Northwest Illinois. It was really great to be in the same place all the time where my dad worked. He …

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